Sept. 26, 2022 By Christian Murray The police arrested a 16-year-old boy Friday wanted for attempting to stab a fellow teenager in front of school building in Forest Hills early last week. The 16-year-old was charged with attempted assault for allegedly plunging a knife into the chest of a teenage boy last Tuesday at around… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Max Murray A man attempted to stab a 16-year-old boy in front of a high school in Forest Hills Tuesday, according to police. The suspect allegedly approached the victim—who was at a bus stop following school dismissal– at around 3:50 p.m. in front of Queens Metropolitan High School, located at 91-30… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 22, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Haidee Chu Last month, more than a dozen elected officials pressed the city and state to revive a long-dormant stretch of rail line in Queens as a subway extension. Last week, some of those same officials stood alongside Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 Staff Report The Sunnyside Post Mile is back, and this year it is coming with a Halloween theme—and the organizers are encouraging participants to run or walk in costume. The event is scheduled for Oct. 22 and will take place on the streets of Sunnyside. There will be prizes for the fastest… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Corona Tuesday to announce that security cameras will be installed in all subway cars. The governor said that the MTA will place two cameras on each of its more than 6,400 subway cars. The announcement follows the installation of 10,000 cameras across all 472… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Max Murray The police released photos today of a man wanted for assaulting a straphanger at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station last month. The suspect allegedly got into an argument with a 30-year-old man at around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, before punching the victim multiple times in the… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA released the results of it’s Spring 2022 bi-annual survey Monday that revealed that only 48 percent of subway riders are either satisfied or very satisfied with service. The results were based on a survey where the MTA gathered feedback from riders who rely on New York City… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The Halal Guys, a popular New York City-based halal food chain, is opening a location in the Queens Center Mall this weekend. The eatery, which was started by three Egyptian immigrants as a lone Manhattan food cart in 1990 and morphed into a brick-and-mortar restaurant business, will open a… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two bike shops in Ridgewood have been busted for illegally selling motorcycles without identification numbers. Officers from the 104th Police Precinct on Wednesday raided two stores — H.C. E-Bike Corp, located at 17-02 Gates Ave., and Fly Wing, located at 55-48 Myrtle Ave. — and confiscated more than a… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray Community boards throughout New York City will now have to meet in person. Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s emergency powers related to the COVID-19 pandemic last week and the change means that all city agencies—including community boards—must hold their meetings in person. The change will mean that all… Read more »